Gleanings — §473
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 473 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إيّاك يا أيّها الملك لا تجمع في حولك من هؤلاء الوكلاء الّذين لا يتّبعون إلّا هواهم ونبذوا أماناتهم وراء ظهورهم وكانوا على خيانة مبين، فأحسن على العباد كما أحسن الله لك ولا تدع النّاس وأمورهم بين يدي هؤلاء، اتّق الله وكن من المتّقين، فاجتمع من الوكلاء الّذين تجد منهم روايح الإيمان والعدل ثمّ شاورهم في الأمور وخذ أحسنها وكن من المحسنين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Beware, O King, that thou gather not around thee such ministers as follow the desires of a corrupt inclination, as have cast behind their backs that which hath been committed into their hands and manifestly betrayed their trust. Be bounteous to others as God hath been bounteous to thee, and abandon not the interests of thy people to the mercy of such ministers as these. Lay not aside the fear of God, and be thou of them that act uprightly. Gather around thee those ministers from whom thou canst perceive the fragrance of faith and of justice, and take thou counsel with them, and choose whatever is best in thy sight, and be of them that act generously.
Translation Notes
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §612: and all their glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: O Thou Who rulest overtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several othersgleaningsGWB §25: will gather togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: of His dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: have unitedthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every meetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mosque
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is no powergleaningsGWB §406: in close associationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Wholly reliantgleaningsGWB §620: and place your whole trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: put Our trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to put my whole trust in Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: put your trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: follow notgleaningsGWB §359: have followedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: observanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §225: yet in fact follow
SE rendered الوكلاء (al-wkláʾ), الّذين (adh-dhín), يتّبعون (yttbʿún), هواهم (húáhm), ونبذوا (wnbdhúá), أماناتهم (ʾamánáthm), وراء (wráʾ), ظهورهم (ẓhúrhm) as “ministers, as, follow, cast, that which hath been committed, behind, backs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou wouldst have not castgleaningsGWB §629: that have forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: forsookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: castgleaningsGWB §524: ye have refusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and cast behind their backsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: casteth awaygleaningsGWB §432: forsaketh
SE expanded to “that which hath been committed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fidelitygleaningsGWB §297: ye believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: faith—theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: and the Trustees of Thy Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: have disbelieved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §445: in his rearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreovertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §28: beyond themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy back
manifestation 50% backs 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Manifestationsfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §35: the dayskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: to outwardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: as the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: they begleaningsGWB §247: may servekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth, for all timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that controllethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
SE expanded to “betrayed their trust”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: deceitfulgleaningsGWB §473: betrayed their trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pastureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: lecherygleaningsGWB §578: Beware lest ye encroach uponwill-and-testamentW&T §3: their life-blood
SE rendered وراء (wráʾ), ظهورهم (ẓhúrhm), وكانوا (wkánúá), خيانة (khíánh), مبين، (mbín،), فأحسن (fʾaḥsn), العباد (al-ʿbád), كما (kmá), أحسن (ʾaḥsn) as “behind, backs, manifestly, betrayed their trust, Be bounteous, others, as, hath been bounteous”
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesgleaningsGWB §702: upright and praiseworthykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy bountywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: into good onesgleaningsGWB §473: whatever is bestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: favour
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (298 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §35: those peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: towards His servantsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: upon Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: entrustedgleaningsGWB §163: Thou didst cast me intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast infused into Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: and within thee have I placedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: to cast awaygleaningsGWB §163: Thou hast allowed
SE rendered كما (kmá), أحسن (ʾaḥsn), الله (al-lh), لك (lk), تدع (tdʿ), النّاس (an-nás), وأمورهم (wʾamúrhm), يدي (ydí), هؤلاء، (hʾláʾ،), اتّق (ittq) as “as, hath been bounteous, God, to, abandon not, thy, interests of, these, Lay”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §626: your fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §153: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
This form usually rendered as “affairs”, “works” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: commanded themfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §39: His commandmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: the Cause, of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: Thou didst enjointablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
This form usually rendered as “hand”, “hold”, “mine” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to the mercy of such ministers as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §163: by the swordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my handwill-and-testamentW&T §10: by themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §62: In His right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “will”, “wilt” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: foundfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §326: the recipientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: And yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: I can discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: allfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §319: Those soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: the Holy Spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and rapturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: comparegleaningsGWB §516: Decide justlykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: could never be compared withthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Be unjust to no mangleaningsGWB §28: can never hope to rival it
SE expanded to “take thou counsel with them”
allusions 22% counsel 17% characteristics 11% salty 11% take 11% confer 6% evidences 6% whisperings 6% ye 6% high 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: ConfergleaningsGWB §438: take counsel togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: brinyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: evil suggestionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signedwill-and-testamentW&T §47: conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidences ofgleaningsGWB §467: high Counselor
